Senior SOC Analyst Contract, Outside

Senior SOC Analyst - Farnborough, UK

Key highlights

• Up to £625 per day, outside IR35
• Onsite SOC role, 3-month contract
• Opportunity to lead analysts and shape SOC capability
• Active DV Clearance Required

About the client

Our client operates within highly secure environments, delivering mission critical digital and cyber services to complex organisations. They are investing in the growth and maturity of their Security Operations Centre and are seeking an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to support this next phase of development.

The benefits

• Long term engagement within a stable SOC environment
• Opportunity to influence SOC processes, controls and maturity
• Work alongside experienced cyber and operational security professionals

The Senior SOC Analyst role

As a Senior SOC Analyst, you will play a key role in delivering effective SOC services across multiple platforms and projects. You will provide hands on monitoring and incident response while also supporting the development of people, processes and security controls.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and mentoring a small team of SOC Analysts
• Monitoring systems for security alerts, intrusions and suspicious activity
• Investigating and responding to security incidents
• Reviewing and enhancing security controls across a growing technical estate
• Contributing to RBAC and IDAM improvements
• Producing recurring service and security reports for stakeholders
• Supporting security awareness initiatives and onboarding activities
• Assisting with governance and certification activities such as ISO 27001
• Working closely with the Operational Security Manager to evolve SOC capability

Senior SOC Analyst essential skills

• Proven experience in a SOC or similar security operations environment
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, incident management and threat intelligence
• Understanding of cloud technologies and modern networking
• Experience with IDAM, JML processes and ITSM frameworks
• Ability to lead, support and develop junior analysts
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Key skills: Senior SOC Analyst, SOC, SIEM, Security Incident Management, Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security, IDAM, ISO 27001, Team Leadership, NSD